The Gift of Time
Today is a new day. Our world is turning on its axis as it has for centuries. The sun is up in the east and people are getting ready for work. It is a very busy world! I am starting another day. A day full of ideas and a list of things I feel need to be done. " It's just another day" as the song goes. It could seem that way because I have had so many days in my 68 years of life that I tend to see a repeating trend of days and weeks and years. I could become numb to its value. Having another day is a blessing. But in reality, this is a day I will never get back. And to be sure, I do not know how many days I have left. My brother's birthday would have been November 15th. But he passed away from a heart attack two years ago. So, he has no more birthdays. He would have been 62 this year. I have lost a number of family members. My Dad and Mom are no longer here, my two brothers are not here. I have been widowed twice in my life. Needless to say, I am familiar wi...